The proposed change is that RRP(F) will be paid upon completion of a 6 year RoS. However, what is owed will then be given as targeted lump sums at this point and a second lump at say 34 years of age with flying pay being paid at an as yet undetermined rate. Basically it is intended as an FRI (or forced savings scheme) on the cheap.
The bottom line is there is no money and when flying pay was changed to RRP we thought it was just a name change. It now transpires it was part of a long term plan to change the whole meaning of it. The whole plan assumes that your Typhoon QWI who has hitherto been paid the same as OC Catering (or less since the blunty will probably have been promoted) will be willing to stay for the moderate lump sum and increase in pay that is on offer.
As for the PAS thing, the Air Staff are aware that PAS needs to try a little harder to compete with the remuneration packages on offer elsewhere. This may or may not be part of the imminent review.
BV